Terms and Conditions of Service

General

English Pal websites (“Websites”), mobile applications (“Apps”), and related services (together with the Websites and Apps, the “Service”) are operated by English Pal, Inc. (“English Pal,” “us,” or “we”). Access and use of the Service is subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Service (“Terms and Conditions”). By accessing or using any part of the Service, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions including any future modifications. English Pal may amend, update, or change these Terms and Conditions. If we do this, we will post a notice that we have made changes to these Terms and Conditions on the Websites for at least 7 days after the changes are posted and will indicate at the bottom of the Terms and Conditions the date these terms were last revised. Any revisions to these Terms and Conditions will become effective the earlier of (i) the end of such 7-day period or (ii) the first time you access or use the Service after such changes. If you do not agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions, you are not authorized to use, access, or participate in the Service.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. VIEW THESE TERMS HERE.

Description of Website and Service

The Service allows users to access and use a variety of educational services, including learning or practicing a language. English Pal may, in its sole discretion and at any time, update, change, suspend, make improvements to or discontinue any aspect of the Service, temporarily or permanently.

Acceptable Use of the Services

You are responsible for your use of the Services, and for any use of the Services made using your account. Our goal is to create a positive, useful, and safe user experience. To promote this goal, we prohibit certain kinds of conduct that may be harmful to other users or to us. When you use the Services, you must comply with our Community Guidelines.

Additional Terms

Some of our Services have additional terms and conditions (“Additional Terms”). Where Additional Terms apply to a Service, we will make them available for you to read through your use of that Service. By using that Service, you agree to the Additional Terms.

Registration

In connection with registering for and using the Service, you agree (i) to provide accurate, current and complete information about you and/or your organization as requested by English Pal; (ii) to maintain the confidentiality of your password and other information related to the security of your account; (iii) to maintain and promptly update any registration information you provide to English Pal, to keep such information accurate, current and complete; and (iv) to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place through your account.

Your Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant to English Pal that your access and use of the Service will be in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the United States and any other relevant jurisdiction, including those regarding online conduct or acceptable content, and those regarding the transmission of data or information exported from the United States and/or the jurisdiction in which you reside. You further represent and warrant that you have created or own any material you submit via the Service (including Activity Materials and Content) and that you have the right, as applicable, to grant us a license to use that material as set forth above or the right to assign that material to us as set forth below.

You represent and warrant that you are not: (1) organized under the laws of, operating from, or otherwise ordinarily resident in a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive U.S. economic or trade sanctions (i.e., an embargo); (2) identified on a list of prohibited or restricted persons, such as the U.S. Treasury Department’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons; or (3) otherwise the target of U.S. sanctions.

Submission of Content

As a condition of submitting any ratings, reviews, information, data, text, photographs, audio clips, audiovisual works, translations, flashcards, or other materials on the Service (collectively, “Content”), you hereby grant to English Pal a full-paid, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, merge, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content; incorporate the Content into other works; and sublicense through multiple tiers the Content. You acknowledge that this license cannot be terminated by you once your Content is submitted to the Service. You represent that you own or have secured all legal rights necessary for the Content submitted by you to be used by you, English Pal, and others as described and otherwise contemplated in these Terms and Conditions. You understand that other users will have access to the Content and that neither they or English Pal have any obligation to you or anyone else to maintain the confidentiality of the Content.

You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law or infringes upon the right of any third party (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights); (ii) in English Pal’s sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Service, or may expose English Pal or its users to any harm or liability of any kind; or (iii) violates English Pal’s Community Guidelines.

Indemnification of English Pal

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless English Pal and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, suppliers, licensors, successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses, claims, causes of action, obligations, liabilities and damages whatsoever, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to your access or use of the Service, any false representation made to us (as part of these Terms and Conditions or otherwise), your breach of any of these Terms and Conditions, or any claim that any translation we provide to you is inaccurate, inappropriate or defective in any way whatsoever.

License to Apps

Subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions, English Pal grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to download, install, and use one copy of each App in object code form only on an interactive wireless device that you own or control. You may not derive or attempt to derive the source code of all or any portion of any App, permit any third party to derive or attempt to derive such source code, or reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or translate any App or any part thereof. English Pal and its licensors own and shall retain all intellectual property rights and other rights in and to the Apps, and any changes, modifications, or corrections thereto. The following terms and conditions apply to you only if you are using the Apps from the Apple App Store. To the extent the other terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions are less restrictive than, or otherwise conflict with, the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the more restrictive or conflicting terms and conditions in this paragraph apply, but solely with respect to Apps from the Apple App Store. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms and Conditions are solely between you and English Pal, not Apple, and that Apple has no responsibility for the Apps or content thereof. Your use of any App must comply with the App Store Terms of Service. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Apps. In the event of any failure of any App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any, for the App to you; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Apps, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be solely governed by these Terms and Conditions. You and English Pal acknowledge that Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to the Apps or your possession and/or use of any App, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that an App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. You and English Pal acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that any App or your possession and use of that App infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, English Pal, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by these Terms and Conditions. You must comply with applicable third party terms of agreement when using any App. You and English Pal acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of these Terms and Conditions as they relate to your license of the Apps, and that, upon your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms and Conditions against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.

About Premium membership

Account Upgrade to Premium: Upon purchasing the premium subscription for English Pal, your current account will automatically be upgraded to a Premium account. This premium status grants you exclusive benefits and features within the app, details of which are prominently displayed within the application.

Ownership and Account Transfers: Premium accounts and their associated benefits cannot be transferred. The account is strictly associated with the individual who made the original purchase. Sharing or selling your Premium account to other individuals is strictly prohibited. Any violation of this rule may result in the immediate deletion of the account without prior notice.

Revocation of Privileges: English Pal reserves the right to revoke or modify any privileges associated with the premium subscription at any time. Members will be notified in advance of any changes or revocations to ensure transparency.

Compliance and Consequences: Users are expected to comply with the terms outlined above. Failure to adhere to these terms may lead to consequences, including but not limited to the suspension or termination of the account. English Pal reserves the right to take appropriate action to enforce these terms and protect the integrity of the premium subscription service.

In-App Purchases

If you purchase an auto-renewing periodic subscription through the Service, your English Pal account will be billed continuously for the subscription until you terminate it as set forth below. After your initial subscription period, and again after any subsequent subscription period, your subscription will automatically renew for an additional equivalent period. If you do not wish your subscription to renew automatically, or if you want to change or terminate your subscription, you will need to log in to your English Pal account and follow instructions to terminate or change your subscription, even if you have deleted your account.

In the Service, you may purchase, with “real world” money, a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use (a) “virtual currency,” including but not limited to virtual gems, solely for use in the Service, and (b) “virtual in-app items” (together with “virtual currency,” “Virtual Items”). You are allowed to purchase Virtual Items through the Service, and not in any other way.

English Pal may manage, regulate, control, modify, or eliminate Virtual Items at any time, with or without notice. English Pal may update the pricing of Virtual Items at any time in its sole discretion, and may add new Virtual Items for additional fees. English Pal shall have no liability to you or any third party in the event that English Pal exercises any such rights.

The transfer of Virtual Items is prohibited except where expressly authorized in the Service. Other than as expressly authorized in the Service, you shall not sell, redeem or otherwise transfer Virtual Items to any person or entity, including but not limited to Company, another user, or any third party.

You agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by you or anyone using a English Pal account registered to you. English Pal may revise the pricing for the goods and services offered through the Service at any time. All information that you provide in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Service must be accurate, complete, and current. You agree to pay all charges incurred by users of your credit card, debit card, or other payment method used in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Service at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will pay any applicable taxes, if any, relating to any such purchases, transactions or other monetary transaction interactions.

Payment Processors

All financial transactions made in connection with the Service will be processed by a third party in accordance with their respective terms of use, privacy policy, and/or any applicable payment terms and conditions. We encourage you to learn about the practices of such third party. In no event will English Pal be responsible for the actions or inactions of any third party payment processor, including, but not limited to, system downtime or payment service outages.

Refund Policy

All payments are nonrefundable. There are no refunds or credits for Virtual Items or partially used membership periods. However, English Pal may grant refunds or credits on a case-by-case basis at our sole discretion. English Pal’s grant of a refund or credit in one instance does not obligate English Pal to provide a refund or credit in the future, under any circumstances. If you cancel your periodic subscription to a paid English Pal service, you will continue to have access to the service through the end of your current billing period.

Third-Party Links, Sites, and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, services, special offers, or other events or activities that are not owned or controlled by English Pal. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services. If you access any third party website, service, or content from English Pal, you understand that these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy do not apply to your use of such sites. You expressly acknowledge and agree that English Pal shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss arising from your use of any third-party website, service, or content.

English Pal has dictionary websites that we do not control and maintain. We are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of the information on such websites. We may remove inappropriate or unavailable dictionary websites.

English Pal is not affiliated with the websites in the app and does not own the content here. The content is compiled by English Pal for educational purposes only – to help users learn English.

The Service may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Service, or other information. The types and extent of advertising by English Pal on the Service are subject to change. In consideration for English Pal granting you access to and use of the Service, you agree that English Pal and its third party providers and partners may place such advertising in connection with the display of content or information submitted by you or others.

NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES BY ENGLISH PAL

THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL IMAGES, AUDIO FILES AND OTHER CONTENT THEREIN, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION, PROPERTY AND RIGHTS GRANTED OR PROVIDED TO YOU BY English Pal ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. English Pal AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, English Pal DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND RELATING TO ACCURACY, SERVICE AVAILABILITY, COMPLETENESS, INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, ERROR-FREE OPERATION, RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ACCESS AND USE OF THE SERVICE MAY BE UNAVAILABLE DURING PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND, SYSTEM UPGRADES, MALFUNCTIONS OR SCHEDULED OR UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OR FOR OTHER REASONS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION ON TYPES OF DAMAGES/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL English Pal BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY) FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ACCESS OR USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF USE OF THE SERVICE, INACCURATE RESULTS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR DAMAGES STEMMING FROM LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE, THE COST OF RECOVERING ANY DATA, THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE TO COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, MODEMS, TELEPHONES OR OTHER PROPERTY, EVEN IF English Pal HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, English Pal’S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO English Pal FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THIS IS AN AGGREGATE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM HEREUNDER WILL NOT INCREASE THIS LIMIT.

You understand and agree that we have set our prices and entered into these Terms and Conditions with you in reliance upon the limitations of liability set forth in these Terms and Conditions, which allocate risk between us and form the basis of a bargain between the parties.

Termination

English Pal may terminate your access and use of the Service immediately at any time, for any reason, and at such time you will have no further right to use the Service. You may terminate your English Pal account at any time by following the instructions available through the Service. Sections 1, 6, 8, and 10-28 of these Terms and Conditions shall survive any termination.

Proprietary Rights in Service Content and Activity Materials

All content available through the Service, including designs, text, graphics, images, information, software, audio and other files, and their selection and arrangement (“Service Content”), are the proprietary property of English Pal or its licensors. No Service Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, scraped, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, other than as expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditions. You may not use any data mining, robots, scraping, or similar data gathering or extraction methods to obtain Service Content. As between you and English Pal, all data, information, and materials generated from your access and use of the educational activities made available on or through the Service, including translated content generated by you (“Activity Materials”), shall be exclusively owned by English Pal, and you shall not have any right to use such Activity Materials except as expressly authorized by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Service, you hereby assign to English Pal any and all rights, title, and interest, including any intellectual property rights or proprietary rights, in the Activity Materials. All rights of English Pal or its licensors that are not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions are reserved to English Pal and its licensors.

Privacy

Use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, a copy of which is located at www.English Pal.com/privacy. By using the Service, you consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy.

Promotion Code Terms

English Pal may offer codes that can be redeemed for certain Services (“Promotion Codes”). Unless otherwise advertised, Promotion Codes are subject to the following terms, in addition to all other Terms and Conditions. By using or redeeming a Promotion Code, you accept and agree to all applicable terms.

Code Providers

In some cases, you may receive your Promotion Code from an authorized third party, such as your employer or another business (“Code Provider”).

Your Code Provider may set additional limitations on your eligibility for the Promotion Code and may terminate your use of the Promotion Code. For example, if you obtained a prepaid subscription to English Pal by redeeming a Promotion Code provided by your employer, your employer may terminate your prepaid subscription if your employment ceases. If your Code Provider terminates your use of the Promotion Code, you will retain control of your English Pal account and data, and may subscribe to English Pal on your own.

If you redeem a Promotion Code from a Code Provider, you understand and agree that English Pal may share data relating to your use of the Promotion Code with your Code Provider, including both anonymized, aggregate data, and individual usage data.

Types of Promotion Codes

English Pal may offer the following types of Promotion Codes:

Promotion Codes for Virtual Items (“Virtual Item Code”). All Virtual Items are subject to Section 10 of these Terms and Conditions.

Promotion Codes for an extended free trial of a English Pal subscription plan, such as Super English Pal or English Pal Max (“Extended Free Trial Code”). Existing English Pal subscribers are not eligible to redeem Extended Free Trial Codes. Furthermore, you may redeem only one Extended Free Trial Code per calendar year.

Promotion Codes for a prepaid subscription to a English Pal subscription plan (“Prepaid Code”). Existing English Pal subscribers are not eligible to redeem Prepaid Codes.

Automatic Renewal Terms for Extended Free Trial Codes

To redeem an Extended Free Trial Code, you will be required to select a subscription plan for after your extended free trial and submit valid payment details that are accepted by English Pal.

If you redeem an Extended Free Trial Code, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before your extended free trial ends, you will automatically become a recurring subscriber to the subscription plan you selected after your extended free trial ends. The payment method you provided will then automatically be charged for the subscription price you selected. If you cancel during your extended free trial, you will lose access to the subscription service at the end of the free trial.

Terms Applicable to All Promotion Codes

Promotion Codes have no dollar value, and may not be redeemed for cash or a refund on an existing subscription or past purchase.

You may redeem each Promotion Code only once.

Some Promotion Codes may be subject to expiration dates or an overall limit of allowed redemptions.

English Pal may modify, suspend, or terminate a Promotion Code at any time for any reason.

Reselling or transferring Promotion Codes is strictly prohibited. Any Promotion Codes that have been resold or transferred are null and void.

If any Promotion Code is redeemed or used in violation of this Section or other applicable terms, English Pal may invalidate that Promotion Code and terminate any Services obtained from that Promotion Code, without refund or exchange of any kind. Furthermore, if English Pal determines that a user has abusively violated any applicable terms, English Pal may ban that user from redeeming or using Promotion Codes.

Miscellaneous

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between English Pal and you concerning the subject matter hereof. In the event that any of the Terms and Conditions are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. A waiver by English Pal or you of any provision of these Terms and Conditions or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. English Pal may assign its rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without condition. These Terms and Conditions will be binding upon and will insure to the benefit of English Pal and you, and English Pal and your respective successors and permitted assigns.

Last revised on March 8th, 2023